Democrat Rick Weiland accidentally declared Republican Mike Rounds the election winner in South Dakota’s first Senate debate and referred to him as “senator” before trying to stick “soon-to-be” ahead of the title to make the flub complete.

“No, not soon-to-be. That’s a good gaffe,” Weiland said at Wednesday’s forum. “I’ll take that back. Soon-to-want-to-be Sen. Mike Rounds.”

Rounds, a former South Dakota governor, is the favorite to win the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson.

It hasn’t been a good week for Weiland in the four-way race that also includes independents Gordon Howie and Larry Pressler, a former U.S. senator and Republican. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters in Reno that Democrats “are going to lose in South Dakota, more than likely.”

The video was uploaded to YouTube by America Rising, the GOP super PAC that does opposition research.